scratch file

noun

1. computing a temporary store for use during the execution of a program

Example Sentences

"It generates a random name for the scratch file."

From Project Gutenberg

"It generates a random name for the scratch file."

From Project Gutenberg

In filenames, a common convention is that any filename beginning with a metasyntactic-variable name is a scratch file that may be deleted at any time.

From Project Gutenberg

"It generates a random name for the scratch file."

From Project Gutenberg